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NewDay1

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What is an Investment Policy Statement?
« on: August 25, 2019, 03:04:28 PM »
As I'm learning, I read people referring to their IPS or Investment(or) Policy Statement.  Would someone be willing to share an example of theirs (or a generic form)? 

I'm not exactly sure what you are all referring to...thank you for any feedback.

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Re: What is an Investment Policy Statement?
« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2019, 03:37:58 PM »

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Re: What is an Investment Policy Statement?
« Reply #2 on: August 25, 2019, 03:40:59 PM »
https://www.bogleheads.org/wiki/Investment_policy_statement
^explanation and includes a few real examples.


You can have an IPS as simple as a few lines or multi page cover-all-possibles one.


My IPS is pretty basic. I state what I have, what my needs are, how often I rebalance/at what levels I need to do so, and in case of X, I do Z for a few obvious scenarios like market drops or sudden influx of major $$.

IPS is your blueprint for what you have and why, and what your plans are. You can rewrite (and probably should) to adjust for significant life changes like marriage/kids/divorce/windfalls. In times of uncertainty, having a map to refer to helps you stick to the path you intended instead of panicking and running screaming off into the wilderness.
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Re: What is an Investment Policy Statement?
« Reply #3 on: August 25, 2019, 05:31:57 PM »
I’d never heard of this. What a great idea! I’ll put one together when I can.

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Re: What is an Investment Policy Statement?
« Reply #4 on: August 25, 2019, 07:47:53 PM »
It helps you stick to the plan in the ups, downs and sideways.